Around applications were received at the office of various coalfields and at Mega Sports Complex, Ranchi. After a scrutiny of applications, around children were called to participate in the open competition held in various districts of Jharkhand.

A dedicated team of officials, sports men, volunteers came forward to assist the cause. Those children who could not fill up and submit their forms earlier were also invited to appear for the tests on site. A detailed report was thereafter prepared with a list of Top Students strictly as per merit and performance duly depicting the marks obtained in various tests in Phase-I.

These students were thereafter invited for another set of Tests set of battery tests at the Mega Sports Complex, Khelgaon, Ranchi. The Society has successfully archived the entire data so populated from the Tests with individual filing and marking system to check bench marking and future reference.

The successful operation of the Sports Academy hallmarks the dedicated efforts of an effective machinery created between a joint venture of State Govt of Jharkhand and Central Coalfields Ltd. As part of the MoU signed, 07 Sports Academies were required to be operational in one year.

So what is it about CCL that makes spectators and film stars go all the way?

Badminton, Hockey, Football, Wrestling, Archery, Taekwondo, Volleyball and Athletics have been made operational meeting the deadline in a cost effective and ergonomic manner. The segregation of the children in the respective Sports Academies shall however take place only after the International Coaches carry out the pre-conditioning and training of these children.

It is estimated that Sports wise distribution of these Children shall take place after 6 months of inception. The Bollywood action hero and restaurateur always wanted to be a cricketer. Now, at 51, he is busy practising how to thwack the ball like he bashes up goons in the movies.

Growing up, Riteish Deshmukh and Mohanlal restricted their dreams of playing cricket to their college and colony but the passion only grew with time.

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Having formed his own team Veer Marathi this season, Deshmukh has been a regular every evening at Kalina sports complex near Santacruz, trying to hone his batting skills. Mohanlal has just cut short a family holiday in Spain and fought off jet lag to land straight at afternoon practice.

Telugu superstar Venkatesh, who played for Loyola College, Chennai, with former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth, is turning the clock back with evening net practice after winding up shoots. The third edition of CCL, a month-long tournament with weekend matches ending on March 10, is almost rivalling IPL in trp ratings-a phenomenal 11 on Asianet, which has been showing matches in Kochi, while all other regional channels have ratings of 4.

Letters of Invitation – IMMUNOLOGY

In comparison, IPL 5 last year had an average trp rating of just 3. The fact that the organisers have roped in superstar Salman Khan as CCL brand ambassador has no doubt helped up the publicity blitzkrieg. Sponsors are lining up in droves. Title sponsors Kalyan Jewellers have shelled out Rs 21 crore for three years while 11 others are pumping in Rs 24 crore per year. Star Group has bought the tv rights for Rs 62 crore for the next three years and the winning prize money is Rs 5.

The spectators too seem to have lapped it up.

Over 60, people watched the Kerala-Mumbai match in Kochi on February 9. So what is it about CCL that makes spectators and film stars go all the way?

Letters of Invitation

I wanted to play for Mumbai, my karmbhoomi. I am glad I am playing for Mumbai Heroes,?? CCL is helping people like us fulfil those desires,??

Looking back, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, md and founder of CCL, says, "It was difficult to bring together the entire industry under one roof and initially we suffered losses but we never wanted to cut corners and decided to maintain the same broadcasting standards.